2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 4 – Tennessee Tech
November 19 – McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 3,023
Game Duration: 1:59
Officials: Ryan Christian, Clyde Owens, Owen Luckie
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga improved to 4-0 following the 68-63 comeback victory over Tennessee Tech on Sunday… TTU dropped to 1-4 on the season… sixth-straight win over TTU.

- All-time record 1,409-1,132… 863-562 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 479-145 all-time record in McKenzie Arena.
 
- The Mocs are now 34-9 in its last 43 non-conference games… 22-3 in last 25 non-conference games at home.
 
- Chattanooga led for just 5:48 during the win… trailed for 27:39… teams combined for six lead changes and eight ties… TTU led 34-29 at the break… now 5-10 since start of 2022-23 when trailing at the break.
 
- The Mocs trailed by as much as 11 during the win (23-12, 7:58 1^st)… largest lead was only five which was the final tally… second double-digit comeback in as many games… trailed by 10 against Bellarmine last Tuesday.
 
- UTC featured only five different scorers in the win… all five starters… outscored 11-0 in points off the bench… fewest bench points since 2 at Ole Miss last season on November 15, 2022.
 
- The Mocs earned a 39-28 advantage in rebounds during the win… all four games this season with a +8 or better margin… three of four +10 or better… 15-7 since start of 2022-23 when outrebounding opponent.
 
- Chattanooga turned the ball over 12 times and has now reached double digits in all four games this season… averaging 14.3 turnovers per game… still won the points off turnovers category 10-6.
 
- The Mocs shot 42.0% (21-of-50) from the floor in the win… surrendered a 43.1% (25-of-58) mark which is highest allowed this season… first time not out-shooting opponent in FG% this season… UTC struggled from deep again… 8-of-30 (26.7%)… three of four games this season south of 30.0%.
 
- Chattanooga shot just 10-of-27 (37.0%) from the field in the first half… 3-of-16 (18.8%) from three during the first 20… 6-of-10 (60.0%) from the line… trailed by as much as 11 (24-13).
 
- After UTC made it 12-10 on a Sam Alexis dunk with 12:43 left in the first half, TTU went on an 11-2 run over four-plus minutes to build a 23-12 advantage… UTC went 0-of-5 from deep during the stretch and committed a pair of turnovers.

SERIES
All-Time Meetings: 64^th Meeting | Record: 24-40 | Home: 16-13 | Away: 8-28 | Neutral: 0-0
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 22-17 (UTC) | 95-156 (9^th)
Home: 64-52 | Away: 23-93 | Neutral: 8-11
vs. Tennessee Tech: 2-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 0-0 

INDIVIDUAL
- Sam Alexis finished with a season-high 22 points and 15 rebounds while adding three blocks in 30 minutes of action… went 9-of-13 from the floor… posted 11 points and 11 rebounds in the first half alone in just 14 minutes… surpassed 200 career points.

- Jan Zidek posted 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting including a 4-of-8 mark from three… added two rebounds… most threes made this season… had 11 points on three threes in the first half.

- Honor Huff added 16 points on 4-of-9 shooting and a 3-of-8 mark from deep… added four rebounds… 13 of the 16 points came in the second half… third-straight double-digit scoring effort… made first career threes inside the Roundhouse in a UTC uniform… entered 0-of-11.